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More and more people are looking to add a second income stream to their lives by landing a blogging job. In this video I share 5 tips for increasing the chances of finding a blogging job. This video was sponsored by eHow.com – a place for writers to make money, ...more

Here are a few quick tips on how not to approach guest posting if you’re looking to have a post published on someone else’s blog. They come from my own recent experience of interacting with a number of bloggers approaching me to write on my blogs. I should note the ...more

Image by marie-ll Guest Post by Michael Alex Wasylik from perpetualbeta.com. A Persuasive Profession When you think of people who know you to use words to persuade, you might think of salesmen, writers, lawyers, or politicians. Few people realize that good waiters (and of course, waitresses) also know how to ...more

Almost four years ago I wrote a post here on ProBlogger with 10 Tips for Using Affiliate Programs on Your Blog. In that post I suggested the following tips: Consider your Audience – start with your reader when considering what to promote. Relevancy is key. Genuine Recommendations and personal endorsements ...more

Lately I’ve been sharing more links to the things I’m reading via my Twitter account than here on the blog – however today I thought I’d do a ‘speedlinking’ post for old times sake. Here’s 10 links I came across in my RSS reader today: How the Web and the ...more

Last month I asked readers what blog platform they are using? The results were clear with 43% of ProBlogger readers using WordPress.org, 29% using Blogger and 13% using WordPress.com. This isn’t the first time I’ve run this survey. The first time I ran it was in January of 2006 – ...more

“What’s the most common mistake made by new bloggers? How can we avoid it?“ – asked on Twitter by @alisonkerr. Here are a few quick mistakes that I see new bloggers making (some of which mistakes I made myself). They’re listed in no particular order and I’d love for you ...more

Join over 14,000 other bloggers and Give your Blog a Kick Start with this 31 Day Challenge. Regular readers of ProBlogger are familiar with the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog project that we ran here recently. The concept was simple: bloggers set aside 31 days to be intentional ...more

Two quick notes for ProBlogger readers of a ‘social persuasion’: 1. Got a Question? Ask it on Twitter – if you have a question that you’d like me to answer as a post on ProBlogger please feel free to ask it on Twitter with the hashtag of #pbquestions. I can’t ...more